Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1895...
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TABLE J.
Shewing the number of Certificates for the Notifiable Zymotic Diseases received in Lambeth since the introduction of the Notification Act, i.e., in the six years, 1889—94, and in the year 1895.
| Disease | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | Notifications received during1895 | Annual average of 5 years 1890—94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-Pox | 0 | 15 | 3 | 22 | 99 | 26 | 51 | 33.0 |
| Cholera | 0 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 14.0 |
| Diphtheria | 286 | 330 | 330 | 504 | 789 | 521 | 614 | 494.8 |
| Membranous Croup | 0 | 46 | 29 | 47 | 49 | 26 | 23 | 39.4 |
| Erysipelas | 92 | 248 | 258 | 420 | 587 | 315 | 355 | 365.6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 879 | 1126 | 858 | 1832 | 2275 | 1198 | 1389 | 1457.8 |
| Typhus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Typhoid or Enteric | 64 | 150 | 149 | 117 | 160 | 268 | 201 | 168.8 |
| Continued or Relapsing | 0 | 41 | 33 | 34 | 58 | 48 | 20 | 42.8 |
| Puerperal | 15 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 18.0 |
| Totals | 1336 | 1976 | 1676 | 3025 | 4070 | 2433 | 2685 | 2636.0 |
| Average per 1,000 of population... | 4.9 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 9.5 |
N.B.—The 1889 column represents only two months, the Notification Act coming into force on October 31st, 1889.
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